Cultural heritage and urban morphology: land use transformation in ‘Kumbh Mela’ of Prayagraj, India
Divyata Yadav,
Susanta Mahato,
Akshita Choudhary
et al.
Abstract:A Hindu pilgrimage site where millions of people gather to seek solutions to problems related to everyday life, the “Kumbh Mela” is recognised as one of India’s intangible cultural heritages. The site of the observance rotates between four cities, Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik and Prayagraj. The infrastructure and services in the city that is hosting such a gathering undergo numerous changes as a result of the sizeable gathering. The goal of the study is to monitor the changes in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) in t… Show more
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